Duncan J. Palmer

Mr. Palmer served as Global Chief Financial Officer for Cushman and Wakefield starting in 2014. He retired from this role at Cushman and Wakefield in February 2021. Cushman and Wakefield is a leading provider of commercial real estate services. From 2012 to 2014, Mr. Palmer served as Group Finance Director of Reed Elsevier Group plc and its parent companies. From 2007 to 2012, Mr. Palmer was the Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Owens Corning. Mr. Palmer had previously spent 20 years with Royal Dutch / Shell Group, where he held positions of increasing responsibility, including Vice President, Upstream Commercial Finance, of Shell International Exploration and Production BV, and Vice President, Finance, Global Lubricants, for the Royal Dutch Shell Group of Companies.

Mr. Palmer brings to the Board knowledge and insight into overseeing and evaluating the management of financial and strategic operations. He has served on the boards of other public companies, has extensive experience in international financial and accounting positions, and has international business management experience.